so i just bought a 2004 civic si hatch about a year ago. everything in it is stock for the most part. i want to start doing things to it but i dont know where to start?????

 

bad start here

 

plans? or an idea of what you want to accomplish would help.

 

sell it and buy something other than an EP3. K20+5sp....not a good starting point. plus, they have shitty carpet.

 

Yeah. You dont set a target for yourself youre gonna be all over the map trying to figure out what to upgrade next. Start with what you WANT it to do, or at least the purpose of buying it in the first place, then you gauge things in stages. First stage is always getting it as close to factory as possible (replacing old hoses, wires, coolant leaks, oil leaks, etc.). Second is finding a forum where others WHO OWN THE SAME CAR AS YOU DO OR A CLOSE APPROXIMATION OF WHAT YOU HAVE, which will go a long way to getting to where you want to go.

 

or you could just light it on fire and piss on it

 

nice minivan

 

a k20a2 6 speed swap would be a good start